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acts, it plan it is to publically appeal some of the intelligence vice president biden says who is to prove. >> there are no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime -- >> the british parliament will hold an emergency section thousand, although president obama has not made a final decision. u.s. officials expect the strike to begin after that. kpix 5. >> the military will not try to use any threat to threaten. >> tonight, the syrian electric army is claiming responsibility. the group supports the syrian government. this is the second time in a month the time's web site has been hacked. >>> this time tomorrow, the old bay area bridge will be shut down. the last car going across it and how it was hand picked. >> the birds are getting too stressed out. >>> and an autistic,,,,,,,,,,,,, at 8. the new bridge will open next tuesday at the latest, bu . >>> the bay bridge closes in less than 24 hours. tomorrow night at 8:00, the new bridge will open next tuesday, but will probably open sometime monday night. how many it is can we say it? bri
acts, it plan it is to publically appeal some of the intelligence vice president biden says who is to prove. >> there are no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime -- >> the british parliament will hold an emergency section thousand, although president obama has not made a final decision. u.s. officials expect the strike to begin after that. kpix 5. >> the military will not try to use any threat to threaten. >>...
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. >>> vice president joe biden's son heads home from a hospital in houston today. he underwent some procedure, which with vice president was successful. beau biden became weak and disoriented while on vacation last week. >>> a new twist in the hannah anderson kidnapping case. the sister of the man who abducted anderson, claims he could be hannah's father. brett anderson insists he is hannah's real dad. and a family spokesperson says neither he or hannah's mom met james dimaggio until she was six months pregnant with hannah. >>> a possible break in the case of a missing girl in golden city, missouri. searchers have found a body outside the town where 12-year-old adriaunna horton disappeared three days ago. a man who her father says once worked for him is now charged with her kidnapping. police say a positive i.d. on that body could take another day. >>> the german tourist attacked by a shark off hawaii has died. the 28-year-old woman was snorkeling when the shark bit off her arm a week ago. hawaii officials say they plan to spend the next two years studying tiger sh
. >>> vice president joe biden's son heads home from a hospital in houston today. he underwent some procedure, which with vice president was successful. beau biden became weak and disoriented while on vacation last week. >>> a new twist in the hannah anderson kidnapping case. the sister of the man who abducted anderson, claims he could be hannah's father. brett anderson insists he is hannah's real dad. and a family spokesperson says neither he or hannah's mom met james...
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beau biden returned home on air force 2. the 44-year-old underwent a procedure at a houston cancer center this week. >>> ben affleck will be donning batman's cape and tights. the 41-year-old signed on to star in the "man of steel" sequel that brings the dark knight and superman together. this isn't affleck's first time in playing a comic book character. in 2003 he starred as the blind super hero daredevil. this will be released in the summer of 2015. >>> coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, the ceo of harley-davidson joins us in the studio. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky... not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. prevent acid with prevacid 24hr. softens the enamel so it can potentially erode. once that enamel is gone, it's gone. my dentist recommended pronamel. pronamel protects your teeth from the effects of acid erosion. i don't have to cut out the things that i love in my diet. there
beau biden returned home on air force 2. the 44-year-old underwent a procedure at a houston cancer center this week. >>> ben affleck will be donning batman's cape and tights. the 41-year-old signed on to star in the "man of steel" sequel that brings the dark knight and superman together. this isn't affleck's first time in playing a comic book character. in 2003 he starred as the blind super hero daredevil. this will be released in the summer of 2015. >>> coming up...
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. >>> bo biden underwent a biopsy of a brain mass at a houston cancer center earlier this week. it may take weeks for the results of the biopsy to come back. it comes two weeks after emergency dispatchers in delaware were called to help him in response to a report of a possible stroke. in a statement the vice president says his eldest son is, quote, in great shape and will follow up with local physicians during the coming weeks. >>> u.s. secretary of treasury jacob lew will be in mountain view today to talk about the state of the u.s. economy. he is expected to address how the obama administration plans to accelerate growth, create more jobs and strengthen the middle class. lew will speak at 1:00 this afternoon at the commuter history museum onshore line boulevard. >>> a florida man has now left the country. we have new video showing michael boatright arriving in sweden greeted by a swedish woman he dated back in the early '08s. he's a 61-year-old veteran who was found in his hotel room in february. when he woke up in the hospital he was speaking swedish and insisted he had forg
. >>> bo biden underwent a biopsy of a brain mass at a houston cancer center earlier this week. it may take weeks for the results of the biopsy to come back. it comes two weeks after emergency dispatchers in delaware were called to help him in response to a report of a possible stroke. in a statement the vice president says his eldest son is, quote, in great shape and will follow up with local physicians during the coming weeks. >>> u.s. secretary of treasury jacob lew will be...
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beau biden had an undisclosed procedure yesterday. it was performed at a renowned cancer center in houston. the white house will only say doctors are trying to determine why beau biden became disoriented and weak during a vacation last week. he is set to be released from the hospital tomorrow. the 44-year-old suffered a mild stroke in 2010. >>> men are being urged to wear sunscreen to prevent melanoma. british researchers found her men than women are dying from malignant melanoma. scientists theorize it may be because women have stronger immune systems. they add men are often diagnose with advanced melanoma because the cancer develops on their backs making it hard tore spot. they recommend men regularly have someone check their skin. >>> the americas cup is supposed to be a money-making machine for san francisco. beginning with an expected $13 million in projected tax revenue. but what began with 15 boats is now down to four. and there is plenty of economic disappointment along fisherman's wharf to be sure. here's wayne freedman. >> r
beau biden had an undisclosed procedure yesterday. it was performed at a renowned cancer center in houston. the white house will only say doctors are trying to determine why beau biden became disoriented and weak during a vacation last week. he is set to be released from the hospital tomorrow. the 44-year-old suffered a mild stroke in 2010. >>> men are being urged to wear sunscreen to prevent melanoma. british researchers found her men than women are dying from malignant melanoma....
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my son, beau's, fine. >> beau biden suffered a stroke in 2010. and vice president biden had surgery for an aneurysm back in 1988. >>> music legend linda ronstadt, making a shocking announcement about her health. in an interview with "art" magazine, the star says she has parkinson's. she was diagnosed eight months ago and is no longer able to sing. >>> a guilty verdict for the army psychiatrist involved in the 2009 shooting rampage at ft. hood. major nidal hasan was convicted by a military jury on friday. 13 people were killed, 30 others injured in the attack. hasan is now eligible for the death penalty. >>> a prison inmate whose escape was captured on video is back behind bars this morning. derrick estelle was found wriggling through a wind. on friday, estelle was arrested in florida. >>> and finally, if cats have nine lives, well this little guy, he has about eight left. take a look. he traveled 35 miles, stuck under the hood of the car. the car owner heard a strange noise during a trip from georgia to florida. a mechanic found him hiding near t
my son, beau's, fine. >> beau biden suffered a stroke in 2010. and vice president biden had surgery for an aneurysm back in 1988. >>> music legend linda ronstadt, making a shocking announcement about her health. in an interview with "art" magazine, the star says she has parkinson's. she was diagnosed eight months ago and is no longer able to sing. >>> a guilty verdict for the army psychiatrist involved in the 2009 shooting rampage at ft. hood. major nidal hasan...
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biden tweeted this picture yesterday saying, "on our way home. can't wait to get back. thank you, houston." he is there with his wife and parents. we still don't know what treatment biden received during the stay at the houston cancer hospital. >>> wall street suffered a trading freeze yesterday for a few hours after a computer glitch halted operations at the nasdaq. the problem affected the stock exchange electronic system that links 13 exchanges. halting trading for three hours. it put a bit of scare into investors hitting big companies, like apple, microsoft and google. fortunately the market closed higher. >> just amazing. listen to this one, 1994, tidbit for you. nasdaq suffered a memorable problem when the exchange closed for 30 minutes following a power outage caused by a squirrel. >> a squirrel. >> a squirrel. out the whole system. >> yeah. don't remember that one. 1994. >> no, before the who. >> after the who. >> nirvana, pearl jam time. >> fascinating though. >> i like we worked rock 'n' roll into the nasdaq power outage. that was pretty good. >> some weather
biden tweeted this picture yesterday saying, "on our way home. can't wait to get back. thank you, houston." he is there with his wife and parents. we still don't know what treatment biden received during the stay at the houston cancer hospital. >>> wall street suffered a trading freeze yesterday for a few hours after a computer glitch halted operations at the nasdaq. the problem affected the stock exchange electronic system that links 13 exchanges. halting trading for three...
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biden's hometown today at scranton, pennsylvania. vice president spent the past couple of days at a houston, texas hospital with his son beau biden, who was having medical tests at a hospital specializing in cancer and brain disorder. >>> today could be san diego mayor bob filner's last day in office. he was spotted leaving city hall yesterday afternoon bags in hand. the city council votes this afternoon on an agreement over a sexual harassment lawsuit. it appears filner will resign as part of the deal. in the past six weeks, 18 women have accused filner of making unwanted advances. >>> and the massive wildfire burning near yosemite national park has jumped to more than 105,000 acres overnight. the "rim" fire only 2% contained right now. it has tripled in size to more than 53,000 acres and is now threatening more than 2500 homes in the groveland area. the "rim" fire is one of 50 major fires burning in nearly a dozen western states right now. governor brown has declared a state of emergency. >>> when the new bay bridge opens in a coup
biden's hometown today at scranton, pennsylvania. vice president spent the past couple of days at a houston, texas hospital with his son beau biden, who was having medical tests at a hospital specializing in cancer and brain disorder. >>> today could be san diego mayor bob filner's last day in office. he was spotted leaving city hall yesterday afternoon bags in hand. the city council votes this afternoon on an agreement over a sexual harassment lawsuit. it appears filner will resign as...
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the vice president says bo biden had a successful medical period at the md anderson cancer center. the statement did not reveal what kind of procedure it was. 44-year-old bo biden is massachusetts attorney general. he was hospitalized after feeling disoriented. >>> former egyptian president mubarak is getting out of prison this morning. taking him from prison to a military hospital where he will be held under house arrest. mubarak still faces charges related to the protest that forced him out of office in 2011. his release comes in the middle of a deadly crackdown against opponents of the militarybacked government. >>> this morning the man at the center of china's biggest government scandal in 30 years went on trial. he used to be one of china's senior leaders. he is now charged with bribery, corruption and abuse of power. seth doane is in beijing. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this scandal has rocked china over the last year and it continues top. it was expected to be a quiet scripted day in the courtroom today. it was anything but. it was our first glimpse of bo
the vice president says bo biden had a successful medical period at the md anderson cancer center. the statement did not reveal what kind of procedure it was. 44-year-old bo biden is massachusetts attorney general. he was hospitalized after feeling disoriented. >>> former egyptian president mubarak is getting out of prison this morning. taking him from prison to a military hospital where he will be held under house arrest. mubarak still faces charges related to the protest that forced...
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with his son beau biden, who is being treated there at a houston medical center. he was released. we should say that, and is in good spirit and good health right now. vice president biden will be at president obama's side for this final stop on this college affordability tour, if you want to call it that. of course, the
with his son beau biden, who is being treated there at a houston medical center. he was released. we should say that, and is in good spirit and good health right now. vice president biden will be at president obama's side for this final stop on this college affordability tour, if you want to call it that. of course, the
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it was top of mind when we heard about it from biden but now when we're hearing about the war drums that are beating today and we can only anticipate that president obama will be making a decision, probably by tomorrow and even by thursday, clearly there's a lot of uncertainty tonight on wall street. >> looking ahead how high do you think oil can get? >> it can go quite higher, 2008 was higher at $147 a barrel. we saw a big rally in oil today, however, once the missiles start flying there's not a single trader on wall street doesn't think it's going to happen, once that happens, we'll probably see oil clip $120. the question remains what will be the ancillary impact. now we hear from russia and china and iran, we hear anything from those countries that can actually cause oil to spike higher. >> anybody who thinks the strike on syria doesn't have an impact at home, just look at wall street and you see it really does. >> that's right. >> thank you very much for being here. >>> fred pleitgen joins us on the phone from damascus, the only western reporter in syria. we know that you've been br
it was top of mind when we heard about it from biden but now when we're hearing about the war drums that are beating today and we can only anticipate that president obama will be making a decision, probably by tomorrow and even by thursday, clearly there's a lot of uncertainty tonight on wall street. >> looking ahead how high do you think oil can get? >> it can go quite higher, 2008 was higher at $147 a barrel. we saw a big rally in oil today, however, once the missiles start flying...
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> the latest comments we have done in this coming from the white house pool from vice president joe biden, he was shouted a question and ask whether the french were on board with a syria attack, joe biden responded by saying i know everybody is on board and that is all he said, there are plenty who aren't on board. and the fringe made plenty of statements, the questions we had for the past week remain. where will it be and when will it be and we hope to get some type of guidance from the secretary at 12:30. what we expect this afternoon is the release of this intelligence report, that shows the use of chemical weapons in syria so john kerry could be commenting on that. we are not sure what they plan on laying out here. it or what timeline we're dealing with. and he is going to russia for the g 20 summit. and he would not want to launch an attack overseas. you want to be here in the united states. that is guess where, speculation, people commenting, we are not sure if that is the thought of the white house that this is the deliberative process, still wants to get congress on board, and a m
> the latest comments we have done in this coming from the white house pool from vice president joe biden, he was shouted a question and ask whether the french were on board with a syria attack, joe biden responded by saying i know everybody is on board and that is all he said, there are plenty who aren't on board. and the fringe made plenty of statements, the questions we had for the past week remain. where will it be and when will it be and we hope to get some type of guidance from the...
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. >> vice president biden saying there's no doubt chemical weapons were used. >>> also, hot spot. the rim fire racing deeper into yosemite this morning. helicopters swooping in, firefighters struggling to save the oldest trees on the planet. >>> plus, charged. tesla is tops. fueled by electricity, the sedan passing porsche, outrunning j jagu jaguar. >>> yeah, that's going to cost you to get into that tesla, $71,000. we'll talk more about that later. good morning, everyone. i'm carol costello. we begin this morning focusing on syria. u.s. military ramp up and inspection teams and even as inspectors collect evidence of chemical attacks vice president joe biden said there is no evidence that gassed their own people. echoing calls for military action and some reports suggest the countdown to u.s. strikes could now be mere hours. cnn's chris lawrence is at his post at the pentagon. good morning, chris. >> good morning, carol. well, yes, the military is ready, but u.s. officials say there is still work to be done behind the scenes. that includes making sure allies have the authorization
. >> vice president biden saying there's no doubt chemical weapons were used. >>> also, hot spot. the rim fire racing deeper into yosemite this morning. helicopters swooping in, firefighters struggling to save the oldest trees on the planet. >>> plus, charged. tesla is tops. fueled by electricity, the sedan passing porsche, outrunning j jagu jaguar. >>> yeah, that's going to cost you to get into that tesla, $71,000. we'll talk more about that later. good...
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bob casey and vice president joe biden, as he delivers his message to one college states. and >>james:they're connected for life.thanks to a life or death phone call. antoinette tuff, who talked down a man with an a-k 47 at a georgia elementary school tuesday.was reunited tonight.with the 9-1-1 dispatcher who helped talk her through the harrowing ordeal. tuff and dispatcher kendra mc-cray shared a hug, and some tears. tuff, who's a bookeeper at the school.says that day.everyhting happened for a reason. >>: even though it seems like i've been through and back i promised him december 31st that if he allowed me to live that and 2013 would be happened for me and so i know today that all that i went through was actually for that one perfect day and that was to say that young man's life and to make sure that a hundred and something children had also all of our staff would be able to know that god is real and even all those who don't believe they're able to see they got an action. so if i don't do anything goes i know that god was seen on that day. >>james: and how bout this for
bob casey and vice president joe biden, as he delivers his message to one college states. and >>james:they're connected for life.thanks to a life or death phone call. antoinette tuff, who talked down a man with an a-k 47 at a georgia elementary school tuesday.was reunited tonight.with the 9-1-1 dispatcher who helped talk her through the harrowing ordeal. tuff and dispatcher kendra mc-cray shared a hug, and some tears. tuff, who's a bookeeper at the school.says that day.everyhting happened...
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biden is not giving specifics about his son's procedure. the vice president's heading to scranton, pennsylvania, where he grew up, for an appearance tonight with president obama. >> atlanta journal constitution says the president called a woman who encouraged a gunman to give himself up at a georgia elementary school. the president thanked antoinette tuff for her courage and calm. tuff received the call yesterday as she was in the makeup call getting really to appear on "anderson cooper 360." she said talking to the president was awesome. >> there are flash flood warnings in the colorado springs area this morning. up to 5 inches of rain fell yesterday in parts of colorado. it led to many water rescues and several road closings. there was also large hail that looked a whole lot like snow. some residents are being advised to move to >>> good morning. and happy friday! we have a great friday weather- wise coming your way as we're going to see the clouds clearing out. right now, a lot of clouds even into some of the interior valleys looking tow
biden is not giving specifics about his son's procedure. the vice president's heading to scranton, pennsylvania, where he grew up, for an appearance tonight with president obama. >> atlanta journal constitution says the president called a woman who encouraged a gunman to give himself up at a georgia elementary school. the president thanked antoinette tuff for her courage and calm. tuff received the call yesterday as she was in the makeup call getting really to appear on "anderson...
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senator bob casey and a vice-president joe biden as he delivers his message to one of the nation's biggest college state. >>darya: bay area auto maker to us what is now dead- tesla is now selling its model as car overseas. tesla hopes the electric car strikes a chord and china which is now the largest market in the world for vehicles. the tesla model as is priced at $70,000 in the u.s. but it will cost more in china partly because of import fees. >>james: american airlines and usair which are asking for a november trial to settle the government's lawsuit against their proposed merger. the merger was moving toward final approval this month when the u.s. justice department and six states through up a roadblock. there's going to stop the merger saying it will reduce competition and lead to higher fares and extra fees for consumers. and >>darya: the nation's money market fund assets has risen to 2.6 trillion dollars. according to the investment company institute, the nation's retail money-market mutual funds rose 7.3 $1 billion to $931.3 billion. assets of taxable money market funds in the ret
senator bob casey and a vice-president joe biden as he delivers his message to one of the nation's biggest college state. >>darya: bay area auto maker to us what is now dead- tesla is now selling its model as car overseas. tesla hopes the electric car strikes a chord and china which is now the largest market in the world for vehicles. the tesla model as is priced at $70,000 in the u.s. but it will cost more in china partly because of import fees. >>james: american airlines and usair...
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yesterday, vice president jill biden became the highest ranking official to accuse syria's government. >> there's no doubt who was responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. for we know that the syrian regime are the only ones who have the weapons. have used chemical weapons multiple times in the past. have the means of delivering those weapons. have been determined to wipe out exactly the places that were attacked by chemical weapons. and instead of allowing u.n. inspectors immediate access, the government has repeatedly shelled the sites of the attack and blocked the investigation for five days. the president believes, and i believe, that those who use chemical weapons against defensiveless men, women and children, should and must be held accountable. >> major garrett is at the white house this morning. major, what's the latest on the intelligence assessment about the attack? >> reporter: good morning, anthony and gayle. president obama convened for the second time in four days a cabinet level meeting at the white house yesterday to discuss the
yesterday, vice president jill biden became the highest ranking official to accuse syria's government. >> there's no doubt who was responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. for we know that the syrian regime are the only ones who have the weapons. have used chemical weapons multiple times in the past. have the means of delivering those weapons. have been determined to wipe out exactly the places that were attacked by chemical weapons. and instead of...
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doctors don't know yet what's exactly wrong with beau biden. but he was admitted after becoming weak and disoriented last week. abc's chief medical editor, dr. richard besser, here with us this morning. and rich, make it clear. you haven't seen the records here. you don't know exactly what is wrong. but first, treated for a stroke. and now, at a cancer center. what does it say to you? >> initially, when you hear someone has symptoms that are like a stroke and they've had a stroke in the past, you have to think that whatever was going on before, it's happening now. but md anderson cancer center, it's one of the best in the world. it makes you think that this has to be related in some way to some type of a cancer. >> could certain cancers cause a stroke? >> well, if you have anything growing in your head, whether it's benign or cancerous, it causes pressure. and that pressure on your brain can cause symptoms that are exactly like what you would see in a stroke. >> is age a factor here? it was thought that he was awfully young to have suffered a s
doctors don't know yet what's exactly wrong with beau biden. but he was admitted after becoming weak and disoriented last week. abc's chief medical editor, dr. richard besser, here with us this morning. and rich, make it clear. you haven't seen the records here. you don't know exactly what is wrong. but first, treated for a stroke. and now, at a cancer center. what does it say to you? >> initially, when you hear someone has symptoms that are like a stroke and they've had a stroke in the...
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vice president biden will be joining him at his next stop in scranton, pennsylvania, together for an event, again, talking of domestic issues while all these global issues feed a lot of their attention as well. heather: ed henry live for us with the president, thank you. so let's talk more about the domestic issues. a hook at how president obama is hoping to tackle the rising costs of college. here's the president be speaking at the state university of buffalo yesterday. >> the fact is that we've been spending more money on prisons, less money on college. [applause] and meanwhile, not enough colleges have been working to figure out how do we control costs, how do we cut back on costs. so all this sticks it to students, sticks it to families but, also, taxpayers end up paying a bigger price. heather: tim carney is a senior political columnist for the washington examiner, and he joins us now with more. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. heather: so the centerpiece of president obama's education plan was a proposed new rating system. it would allow prospective student
vice president biden will be joining him at his next stop in scranton, pennsylvania, together for an event, again, talking of domestic issues while all these global issues feed a lot of their attention as well. heather: ed henry live for us with the president, thank you. so let's talk more about the domestic issues. a hook at how president obama is hoping to tackle the rising costs of college. here's the president be speaking at the state university of buffalo yesterday. >> the fact is...
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vice president biden saying very clearly there is no doubt chemical weapons were used. iran is warning of a disaster in the region if the u.s. intervenes and u.n. inspectors are getting a second look at the site of the possible chemical weapons attack. we're covering this story like no other network can. cnn has the only network reporter on the ground in syria, but, first, let's start with chris lawrence at the pentagon for the very latest. good morning, chris. >> good morning, kate. what is happening behind the scenes is giving us a real clue of what will happen next. private calls to key members of congress and declassifying some of the proof that details of which may shock you. the latest warning to syria comes directly from the white house. >> those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women and children should and must be held accountable. >> reporter: another sign to expect action, u.s. officials all but telling u.n. inspectors, get out of the way. >> and that it's clear the security situation isn't safe for the team in syria. >> reporter: the defense
vice president biden saying very clearly there is no doubt chemical weapons were used. iran is warning of a disaster in the region if the u.s. intervenes and u.n. inspectors are getting a second look at the site of the possible chemical weapons attack. we're covering this story like no other network can. cnn has the only network reporter on the ground in syria, but, first, let's start with chris lawrence at the pentagon for the very latest. good morning, chris. >> good morning, kate. what...
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the white house is consulting with house and senate leaders while president obama and vice president biden phone world leaders in an effort to build international support for a strike. while a u.n. authorization is unlikely, the arab league and key u.s. allies have indicated they'll back a strong response. >> the question now for us is are we more likely to deter the future use of chemical weapons by acting or not acting? >> the syrian government vows to defend itself by using all means. the regime has hundreds of tons of mustard gas and large stock piles of sarin plus 100,000 missiles and rockets. john, diana, it's not clear what assad will do if attacked. syria has missiles capable of reaching israel. the israeli prime minister says his country is ready. john, diana. tahman bradley in washington, thank you. it appears syria may already be responding to the threat of a u.s. strike. syrian electronic army, group of pro-assad hackers says it has taken control over several major media web sites including twitter and "the new york times." "the new york times'" spokeswoman tells abc news their
the white house is consulting with house and senate leaders while president obama and vice president biden phone world leaders in an effort to build international support for a strike. while a u.n. authorization is unlikely, the arab league and key u.s. allies have indicated they'll back a strong response. >> the question now for us is are we more likely to deter the future use of chemical weapons by acting or not acting? >> the syrian government vows to defend itself by using all...
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at the american legion convention in houston, vice president joe biden pledged syria must be held accountable. >> there's no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> the prime targets, planes, rocket launchers, and artillery used to launch deadly chemicals but not the chemical weapons themselves. and the syrian leadership, including bashir al assad, are not on the target list. there's no word this morning that president obama has given the order. once he does, it could be just a matter of hours before those missiles are flying. matt? >> all right, jim. thanks so much. retired four-star general barry mccaffrey is an nbc news analysis. good morning. good to see you. >> morning, matt. >> let me start by asking you this. some sources in the administration have been briefing reporters on background about our possible course of action against the syrian military, the weapons of choice and perhaps even the timing of it. what good comes of that? why are they doing that? >> well, it's hard to say. this strikes me as very confused signaling of po
at the american legion convention in houston, vice president joe biden pledged syria must be held accountable. >> there's no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime. >> the prime targets, planes, rocket launchers, and artillery used to launch deadly chemicals but not the chemical weapons themselves. and the syrian leadership, including bashir al assad, are not on the target list. there's no word this morning that president obama...